I still do that now and then to be honest. In Portugal many times we have to wait months or even years to get a game on the shelves. Most recent example is Prince of Qin, one of the best RPGs of 2002, started being sold in Portugal last month, and at full retail price no less!
So I honestly
Shadow of the Comet by Infogrames (back from the days when Infogrames was likeable -- ah that would start a whole new discussion! Anyone else following the end of Interplay?).
It had a Caleidoscope-thingie in which you'd had to look to get the codes. If you tried looking without the
Another Microprose game with similar copy protection was Pirates! Gold I believe. You'd have to recognize a Pirate banner.
On railroad tycoon you had to recognize a specific train wagon.
Trying to remember what the copy protection was on Covert Action but memory is failing me...?
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Pedro R.
I just found the following site:
http://www.mirsoft.info/
This place is fantastic -- if a game has MIDI or MOD music, it has probably
been ripped and put here. They also have ripping guides if you have a game
they don't have.
For all other games that use custom formats or hardware, let me know
Pedro Quaresma wrote:
Shadow of the Comet by Infogrames (back from the days when Infogrames
was likeable -- ah that would start a whole new discussion! Anyone else
following the end of Interplay?).
I heard Interplay's offices were shut down for a few days because they couldn't
come up with
Jim Leonard wrote:
Still, as clever as Starforce 3 is, I've seen worse. In fact, I was
wondering when better protection was going to come along
(copy-protection became a bit of a joke once Windows and CDROMs rolled
around -- Starforce 3 is the only thing that actually provides a
challenge
On Jun 14, 2004, at 2:57 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
Pedro Quaresma wrote:
Shadow of the Comet by Infogrames (back from the days when Infogrames
was likeable -- ah that would start a whole new discussion! Anyone
else following the end of Interplay?).
I heard Interplay's offices were shut down for a
Edward Franks wrote:
He was already gone: http://www.inxile-entertainment.com/
I know, sorry if that wasn't clear.
I am hoping he will do something decent with the Bard's Tale project... Him
remaking Bard's Tale, and Sid Meier remaking Pirates! are two projects I'm
eagerly anticipating.
A friend sent me this link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=62054item=8111352149
Stuart
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You had to identify mugshots I believe. I'm surprised I remember because I only saw the screen once :)
Covert Action and Sword of the Samurai are my top two favorite of all time Microprose games. Close second is M-1 Tank Platoon, F-19/F-117A, Pirates! and Ancient Art of War in the Skies. There
Hey gang,
As you might recall, a few of us were talking back in Jan/Feb this year
about putting together a software collector's expo (VCGC, formerly
SCExpo) featuring classic authors as guest speakers, and vendors who
specifically deal in the vintage games we collect.
But we've run into a couple
Pedro Quaresma schrieb:
Shadow of the Comet by Infogrames (back from the days when Infogrames
was likeable -- ah that would start a whole new discussion! Anyone
else following the end of Interplay?).
Certainly. It is sad to see the company go that way.
Marco
Jim Leonard schrieb:
know, sorry if that wasn't clear.
I am hoping he will do something decent with the Bard's Tale project... Him
remaking Bard's Tale, and Sid Meier remaking Pirates! are two projects I'm
eagerly anticipating.
It is good to see that the people originally behind those
Pedro Quaresma schrieb:
Another Microprose game with similar copy protection was Pirates!
Gold I believe. You'd have to recognize a Pirate banner.
That reminds me of the original Pirates! copy protection: You had to
look up at what port the gold fleet was in a certain month.
Marco
Jim Leonard schrieb:
I was lucky enough to have a BW hand scanner (remember those?) that used a red
scanning beam. A bit of adjustment to the contrast, and voila -- I could
reproduce those like they were black on white sheets of paper. :-)
At that time I had only heard of scanners :-)
BTW,
Edward Franks schrieb:
What I find an interesting observation of human nature in action is
the fact so many folks that download stuff illegally turn the whole
business into some noble moral imperative. But that's a whole 'nother
topic.
Humans tend to legitimize their actions, so
Pedro Quaresma schrieb:
I still do that now and then to be honest. In Portugal many times we
have to wait months or even years to get a game on the shelves. Most
recent example is Prince of Qin, one of the best RPGs of 2002, started
being sold in Portugal last month, and at full retail price
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